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22 July 2010
UCU said the timing of an £82m cut, announced today by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) as part of its revised grant awards made a mockery…
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21 July 2010
Staff and students at London South Bank University (LSBU) are leading protests against plans to close a specialist adult education unit at the university UCU says…
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16 July 2010
If the government pushes ahead with plans for 25% funding cuts then there would be a loss of 33,844 jobs in English colleges, according to new figures released…
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16 July 2010
UCU today said that funding cuts to higher education would create a 'lost generation' of learners. Responding to UCAS figures published today, the union warned…
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15 July 2010
UCU members employed by Britain's largest prison education provider, Manchester College, have today voted in favour of industrial action following contract changes…
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8 July 2010
If the government pushes ahead with plans for 25% funding cuts then there will be a loss of 22,584 university jobs in England alone, according to new figures released…
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7 July 2010
Staff and students from Sandwell College will join forces tomorrow for a lunchtime protest organised by members of UCU against job losses and course closures. Protestors…
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2 July 2010
Members of UCU at City College Birmingham have ended their dispute at the college. The union has secured an agreement with the college that there will be no compulsory…
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30 June 2010
UCU today warned Sandwell College that it could face industrial action if it goes ahead with controversial plans for swingeing job cuts. Staff have been informed…
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30 June 2010
Prisoners without access to education are three times more likely to reoffend • Over half of crime in this country is committed by people who have been to prison…
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